The Cripple of Inishmaan

The Cripple of Inishmaan

“I shouldn’t laugh at you Billy… But I will!”

Written by Martin McDonagh and directed by Michael Grandage, Daniel Radcliffe stared as “Cripple Billy” Claven, an orphan living in Inishmaan, an island off the West Coast of Ireland, with his two Aunties, Kate and Eileen.

When a Hollywood director visits the neighbouring island of Inishmore, the locals clamour for their once-in-a-lifetime chance at movie stardom. But it’s Billy, crippled since birth, who gets the opportunity to go to America and audition for a film that he hopes will be his ticket off the island for good.

Reviews

“It affords Mr. Radcliffe the chance to deliver his most satisfying stage work to date.” – New York Times

“…It’s Radcliffe, the instant movie superstar, who commands the stage as a lost boy who only wishes he could become a faraway Hollywood somebody. Perhaps his most commendable facet is–as it was on the New York stage–that he eagerly embraces his status as an ensemble performer.” – Huffington Post

“Mr. Radcliffe grasps that perception with sensitivity and firmness. His performance is remarkable precisely because you realize that his character is not.” – Ben Brantley